For those that may have been unaware, February is recognized as Hit and Run Awareness Month by the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. The department is reminding drivers of the importance of remaining at the scene should they be involved in a crash.
Drivers should remember that leaving the scene of an accident may result in severe penalties. Florida law mandates that a driver must immediately stop at the scene of a crash on public or private property that results in injury or a fatality. Should the driver leave the scene, it is considered a felony and he or she may have their license revoked for up to three years as well as the possibility of at least four years in prison.
Last year, there were over 160 hit and run fatalities according to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP). Of those crashes, more than 100 of them involved bicycles and pedestrians. Since 2014, a driver ends up leaving the scene in over twenty percent of crashes per the FHP.
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